“Within Iann Brennan’s soaring anthemic melodies are lots of wise lines between the cracking hooks, if he’s playing near you do yourself a favour and try to get to him, he’s the bomb.”
– Damien Dempsey
“A pleasure to be part of Iann’s debut album. He just rocks it.”
– Tony McGuinness – Aslan
Iann Brennan is an Irish Indie Rock artist from Dublin, Ireland. He began his musical journey by learning to play the guitar at the age of 12, soon after he learnt his first four chords he started writing songs. After being part of various bands, Ian decided to pursue a solo career. One of his early solo performances was as a support act for the well-known Irish band Aslan. It was during this performance that Ian met Vinny Lawlor, who is now Ian’s manager.
After his old band split up in 2015, Iann initially had no plans to continue making music. However, when his friend asked him to fill in as the support act for a gig after the original act dropped out at the last minute, Iann performed four songs.
These songs were originally intended to be the next batch of his old band’s songs. This experience reignited his passion for music, prompting him to reach out to Vinny for potential support slots. Vinny helped Iann secure a few shows and subsequently introduced him to Irish producer Ray Traynor, with whom Iann has been collaborating ever since.
Since then, Iann has gone on to write a collection of anthemic, melodic, catchy, heartfelt songs which are influenced by Iann’s heroes such as Oasis, Kings of Leon, Arctic Monkeys and Stereophonics. His unique brand of entertainment fuses anthemic melodic songs and driving guitar lines with energetic and witty stage banter that will make you want to sing and get lost in the music.
Notable past performances include opening for Damien Dempsey, Aslan, Declan O’Rourke, Mary Coghlan, Hazel O’Connor, Eddi Reader and Lisa Hannigan and has played in iconic venues and festivals such as Electric Picnic, 3Olympia Theatre, Vicar St. and Cork Opera House.
Iann was surprised to learn that his music had caught the attention of the German label AGR Television Records. He signed with the label in 2023 and is preparing to release his new album on November 24th. Iann is now set to release his second single “Getaway” in May and is planning an Irish tour for late 2024.
ABOUT THE TRACK
Irish artist Iann Brennan has made quite the impression around the Irish music scene over the years with his energetic and captivating live performances. Now, after 7 years of gigging all around Ireland, he is set to release the second single “Getaway” from his debut album entitled “Start As You Mean To Go On”.
“Getaway” was written in late 2017 and has become a fan favourite when played live. Iann collaborated with musician Kenneth Rice to compose the string arrangement for both ‘Getaway’ and the album.
“‘The song was inspired by me seeking escapism from the reality of life with that special someone. That’s all anyone wants really, a stress-free life with the person you love. The piano riff came accidentally from my Keys player Del. We were sitting in a rehearsal room and we were going through a different song and he accidentally played that riff or something very similar. It’s probably my favourite song on the record”
Iann Brennan
The song was written sometime after Iann left his full-time job in early 2016. The song was inspired by his experience of wanting to escape from the overwhelming pressures of reality and stress with that special someone. It was produced and mastered by Ray Traynor in Jopheil Studios.
